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H. A. DAVIS.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

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Imaam): IaC/yaa; y lv I H. A. DAQIS.

FELLING END CONTROLLER FOR LOOMS.

APPLlcAmN mtu Nov. 23. 1914.

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H. A. DAVIS. rlLLlNG END c'sNTRoLLEH PGR Looms.

APPLICAUON FI'LD NOV 23, 1914.

Pntmred Aug.. 8, 1916.

6 SHEETS--SPEUn 3 H. A. DAVIS,

FILLING END CONTROLLER FOR LOOMS.

APPLICATON FLED NOV.

H. A. DAVIS.

FeLUNG ENO CONTROLLER FOR Looms.

` PP'L'CATON YLED NOV 23,1914. 1,194,278.` latmltedAug. 8, 1916.

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H. A. DAVIS.

FiLLNG END CONTROLLER FOR LOOMS.

APPLICATION HLED Nov. 23, 1914.

1 1 94,278 Patented Aug. 8, 15H53.

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fa/mc 5%@ 11W alma@ fra* HARRY A. DAVIS, OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNOR T0 DRAPER COMPANY, OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPQRATION OFNIAINE.

FILLING-FND CONTRDLLER FR LOGMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Iatented Aug. 8, 1916.

il' Application led Novemher 23, 131%, Serial No. 873,439.

To all whom t may concern s Be it known that I, HARRY A. Davis, acitizen of the United States, residing at Hopedale, county of Worcester,and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Filling-EndControllers for Looms, of which the following description, in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, is a-specification, like characters onthe drawings representing like parts.

The invention to be hereinafter describe relates to filling replenishinglooms, and more particularly to means for removing the filling endlproduced upon filling replenishment, that it may not be carried intothe shed.

As well understood by those skilled in the art, the filling replenishingoperation results in a length of old filling extending from the clothselvage to the filling carrier to be abandoned, and a length of the newfilling eX- tending from the vcloth selvage toa point at one sidethereof. It is essential that these lengths of filling, which may, foridentification, be known as fill'ng ends, be not carried into the shedduring the weaving operation, because they produce defect-s in thecloth, and various attempts have already been aimed to secure thisresult. In some of these, the old filling has been cut or parted at apoint near the entrance tothe shuttleboX at the replenishing side of theloom,

leaving aA long'trailing end from the old filling carrier, which end isliable to be caught between the shuttle and shuttle-box wall andbroken'as the old filling carrier is ejected, so that on a subsequentpickl it would find vits way into the shed. Also, the end of fillingextending from the cloth selvage to the'point of parting is liable to beturned into the shed by the air currents, the shuttle, or othercondition. In other cases, the partei' has parted the filling near theentrance to the shuttle-box, vas before, but has been caused to retainits hold upon the severed end and position it for the temple cutter,then on call foranother replenishment,

has moved to operative position again adjacent the entrance to theshuttle-box`and released the previouslyy out end, with the result thatthe freed piece of filling was liableto be met by the shuttle andcarried along with it into the shed. Various other attempts have beenmade to overcome .the troubles incident to the production of thesefilling ends on an enlarged scale; l*

in the operation of the filling replenishing loom, but the filling endstill remains the source of' much annoyance and trouble to the weaver,either by means of its liability of being Woven into the cloth orthecharacter of the means adopted for its removal.

Vith these generally-stated facts in mind, the aims and purposes of thepresent invention are to provide means which shall effectually overcomeall liability of a filling endy being carried into the shed or woveninto the cloth, which shall prevent the 'formation of a long trailingend from the carrier to be abandoned, and which shall assume andmaintain control of the filling ends from the time of their productionuntil finally removed from the loom.

The drawings forming part of the present l specification areillustrative o'f one good, practical form or embodiment -of theinvention, which has ,proven effective in operation, but it is to beunderstoodthat the invention is not limited to the details shown anddescribed, except in so far as they are eX- `paressly set forth by theclaims and is inclu' sive of the various modifications that willsuggestthemselves to those familiar with the art.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of parts at the fillingreplenishing ,sideof the loom; Fig. 2 is a pian view of elevation, partsbeing in section, showing the means for opening thejaws of the feelerfilling parter after a predetermined number of picks, the parts being'shown in the position assumed on a call for replenishment; Fig. 6 is aview similar to that of Fig. 5, showing the position of parts duringnormal operative condition of the loom with a proper supply of fillingpresent in the shuttie; Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 2,showing more particularly the auxiliary thread parter and its associatedparts `ig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8, Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a detacheddetail of the auxiliary thread parter showing more particularly 'the twojaws and their operating connections; Fig. 10 is a detail showing thefeeler filling parter and sufiicient of its accessories to make clearits operation; Fig. 11 is a plan view of the feeler filling thread'parter on an enlarged scale; Fig. 12 is a View looking in the directionlongitudinally of the'parts in Fig. 11, and showing the parting andholding jaws of the feeler thread-partei' in open relation; and Fig. 13is a view like that of Fig. 12, showing the jaws closed and the fillingthread as having vbeen parted and the ends being held by the jaws.

A feature of the present invention consists in parting the fillingadjacent the cloth selvage, and at a point nearer the filling carrier tobe abandoned, and prior to either of these parting operations assumingpositive control of the pieces of filling and maintaining such controluntil after a plurality of picks or beat'up actions of the lay, thesefilling ends or pieces -being taken and positively held in a positionremote from the Weaving instrumentalities which would otherwise beliable to carry the pieces of filling into the shed. In carrying thisfeature of the invention into practical effect, it contemplates that thefilling may be severed close to the cloth selvage by any form of partingmeans, suchas a temple thread cutter or the like, and that the fillingmay be parted at a point betweenthe ends of the shuttle, to prevent theformation of a long trailin end extending from the filling carrier toeabandoned, by an auxiliary thread parter; and that between these twothere shall be disposed a feeler thread parter and thread clamp, whichshall act prior to either of the other thread parting means, so thatwhen the said other thread pai'tingerneanfs yhas detached an end ofthethread or filling from the cloth selvage, or the carrier to beabandoned, the said feeler thread parter will have already assumedcontrol of the filling between these cutting or parting means. It islikewise within the contemplation of the present invention that thefeeler thread parting means shall part the filling and then hold each ofthe ends thus formed, carry these ends toward the'front of the loom inposition for the hanging portion of the threads to be engaged by afurther controlling means, and then to release the ends from the feelerthread parter that they may pass permanently under control ,of the saidfurther thread controlling illustrated to make clear the association ofthe invention therewith, and it will be 11111 derstood that in so far assuch replemshlng mechanism is shown and descrlbed, 1t 1s ing fillingreplenishment, may all be of any usual or desired character. Likewise,the shuttle-box 7 at the filling replenishing side of the loom; theshuttle 8 carrying the filling carrier 9; the chute 10 for directing thefilling carrier ejected from the shuttle into a proper receptaclebeneath, may all be of any desired construction, and since their 8oparticulars of structure form no essential part of the presentinvention, and are well understood by those skilled in the art, furtherdetailed description is unnecessary.

As hereinbefore stated, the present invention contemplates that thefilling shall be parted close to the cloth selvage, and so far as thepresent invention is concerned, any character of parting means may beemployed to secure the desired end. In the drawings, Fig. 2, a templethread cutter 11 is shown as one form of means for thus parting thefilling at this point, and such temple thread cuttermay be of any usualcharacter, which, being .well understood by those skilled in the art,needs no further description.

In order that there may not be a long trailing end of filling extendingfrom the filling carrier to be abandoned when the 100 latter isdischarged from the shuttle, the present invention has in view theprovision of an auxiliary thread parter which shall part the `filling ofthe carrier to be abandoned near or adjacent to the thread eye of 105"the shuttle so that on discharge of the fillj the side of the shuttleand the front plate of the shuttle-box ina groove usually provided forthis purpose, and as will hereinafter more fully appear,v the feelerthread pa rter will at once take control of this portion of the fillingand draw it clear of the shuttle-box and other portions of the weavinginstrumentalities.

The general organization of the feeler thread parter may besubstantially the same as that fully shown and described in the Harry A.Davis Patent, No. 1,091,813, patented March 31, 1914, except in so faras it has been modified 'as will hereinzfter ap- 125 pear. Referring toFigs. 1 and 2, the sliding and rocking sleeve 12 mounted'onthe stud 13which is itself supported by the bracket 14, the operating arm 15 andits loos/e connection with the projection 16 ex- 130 'tending d from thesleeve lll, the transverse shal't (i and the connections between thisshaft including the link 17 for movinnn the feeler thread partei"rearward into rottingy posit-ion with respectto the lay npon a rali forfilling replenishment, .may be ot appro-- priate character, {all}vdescribed in the said Davis patent.

ln the patent mentioned, the teeler thread parter embraced one pair ofparting jaw and one pair of thread holding` or clampingf jaws, becausein that patent the long; trailing end of the filling extending from thecarrier to be abandoned to the. feeler thread pai-ter. was to be takenwith the carrier when ejected from the shuttle. ln the present invention, however, the piece ot' tilling parted by the auxiliary threadpart-err` as well as the piece ot illing` parted by the temple threadpartei', are both to be taken by the feeler thread parter and by itremoved Yfrom imity to the weaving# instrumentalities. a good forni ofmeans to this enlil. the feeler thread parter eonii'irises two movableand two tiivd parting members and raaresponding holding members. asillustrated more particularly in Figa. lll, ll. l2 and ll, wherein lo.le? reivresents the movable partingr jaws havinr the parting edgeportions i9. These movable jaws ld are mounted upon a Stud Q() carriedby the Ateeler arm 2l. Fig', il, and are caused to move in unison bymeans of a proper ronnection sneh aa the pin joining the two movablejaws 1S. lilxtending upward from one of these movable jaw-:Aidis alinger i/55S., Vig. '1.0, which. as will hereinafter appear, is adaptedto la`V engaged by an element whirl; serves to open the jaws after theyhave moved to the rear or toward the lay` performed l parting: operatimiand then moved baifh into nor l position toward thiA troni: ot thelooinn 'i he movement of the iig-ehr partei' foward the lay. theoperation oi the iiiovai/le ian. 'for parting' the iiiline. and theY oi'the 'eeier partei' io the 'front of the loom. are or may be all of thesaine general character as, pointed ont ii; the`l ilavisi patent: but.unlike the construction of' the Davis patent. the present invent` ilhas; in view the opening' ot the holdingy jaws of the feeler threadparter when said partei` is in normal or 1front position, 'andpreferably after a plurality ot picks, all as hereinafter more tally described.

The fixed jaw members Q4 ot the Jfeeler parter are disposed between thetwo niorable l iaws as indicated more fall); in bien. 11, l2 and 1.3,and the said fixed iawe ire preferably lient at their end portionevintoa Separated relation, as indicatedmlundi, so that the cutting edge @isoi" said tixed jaw members` will diverge emiiewliat. ln order that thecutting.` :tion o? the lined and mov-` able jaws shall ne properlyoarried int-o et feet, the fixed jaw members Q4 are made laterallyvieldiifitr so that as the movable jaws lo operate to part the thread atthe two points.r the lixed jaw members 2l will yield laterally and comesubstantially together, as indi lated in Fig. lll.

lt will be noted that the fixed jaw menibei's 2l are between the movablejaw members` lig and that the tillingy a, Figs. l2 and lil, will beparted at two points closely adjacent each other. It is desirable tohold these two end portions ol the filling, and to this end the teelerparter has a clamping member :2G outside the movable jaw niembers i9.the construction being such that when the movable jaw members 18 movedownwardly to sever the filling a against the edge of the laterallyyielding fixed jaw members 2l, the severed end portions of the tilling'a will be carried downwardly between the clamping members 26, and theoutside faces ot' the movable jawS, substantially as ihdicated in Fig.13, where they will be held nntil released by the opening movement oftho jaws. ln order that the clamping action of the tillingends betweenthe clamping' members 2G and the. oiiter sider portions of the mov; blejaws may be held effectively, the jaws have passing' therefron'i. thebolt Q7, carrying a spring; washer 28, Fig. l1, which normally pass-eoagainst the outside surface ot the clampingr member 26, the constructionbeingr ysneh that while the clamping members, the movable and linedjaws, are held in closely-contacting relation`r the spring washer 2Sperniits proper yielding` relative movement to enable the lilling end tobe engaged and held between the clamping inembers :2G and the movablejaws.

From the consi rnetion thus far described, it will be apparent that whenthe teeler parier is moved into ita thread-parting posilion with respectto the lay under call for lilli replenishment as described in the saidllave; patent. the twin jaw members and clamps ol' the present inventionwill engage the l'illine` between the selvage and auxiliary threadparter.` as will be described. and Sever or part the filling at twopoints closely adjacent each other, the severed ends at such pointsbeine` clamped in the feeler parter which thereupon at once returns tonormal position at the front of the loom.

lt is desirable that the teeler thread parter shall tlnis positivelyhold the'pieees of tillingif nntil after the temple, thread cntter hasacted. and then release the pieces of iilling; and to this end. menneare herein provided tor opening' the jaws ot the feeler thread partei'while it in front position, and aller a plurality ol picks or laybeat-np movements. which will now be described.

liionnted in appropriate position on the loom trame, and preferably uponthe breast beam is a bracket 29, F2, and 6,from.

which rises a fixed stud 30 on which is rotatably mounted a crown gearwheel 31 having a hub 32. Secured to the fixed stud 30 as by the cotterpin 33, is a cap or cover 34, the lower portion of which is embraced bythe toothed flange of the crown gear wheel 31, substantially asindicated 1n Fig. 4. Surrounding the hub 32 is a coil sprin 35, one endof which at 36 is secured to the Xed cap or cover 34 and, the other endat 37 is secured to the crown gear wheel, the construction being suchthat the crown gear wheel 31 may, when free, be rotated by the spring37.

Mounted in a suitable bearing 38 carried by the bracket 29, Fig. 3, is ashaft 39 having secured thereto, at one end a crank arm 40 from whichprojects the feeler jaw operating pin 41, the relation between said pin41 and the finger 23 of the movable feeler parter jaw being such 'thatif said pin 41 is moved endwise to the left, Fig. 3, and then turned bymeans of the shaft 39, it will engage the finger 23 and open the jawsand clamps of the feeler parter when the latter is in its frontposition. To secure these characteristic movements desired for the pin41, the shaft 39 is mounted in its bearing 38 for endwise movement, andcarries an upwardly-projecting arm 42, Figs. 2 and 3, adapted to engagea peripheral cam portion 43 projecting from the side of the crown I gearwheel 31, substantially as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, a sprlng 44connected to the crank arm 40 and to a fixed part 45, Fig. 2,

normally acting to hold the shaft 39 with its.

projection 42 bearing upon the peripheral portion of the crown gearwheel. Extending from the shaft 39 is an arm 46 Figs. 3, 5 and 6, havingan end portion 47 projecting beneath the crown gear wheel 31 and adaptedat times to beengaged by a cam portion 48 on the lower face of saidcrown gear wheel, the construction being such that under the action ofthe cam portions of the crown gear wheel 31, the shaft 3S will haveimparted thereto endwise and rocking movements to thereby cause the pin41 to engage and operate the finger 23 of the feeler parter jaws whenthe feeler parter is in its normal front position.

Pivotally mounted at 49 on .a lug 50 extending downward from the bracket29, Figs. 5 and 6, is a bell crank lever, one arm 51 of which carries aroll 52 adapted to engage with a cam projection 53 secured to the frontof the lay 3. The other arm 54 of said bell crank lever extends upwardlyinto a position above the crown gear wheel 31, and has pivoted theretoat 55, an arm 56 carrying a toe portion 57 and constituting a pawladapted to engage the teeth of the crown gear wheel 31. A spring 58,Fig. 3, acting upon the bell crank lever, normally moves said levercontra-clockwise into the position againstthe \teeth, the pawl stop 59,Figs. 5 and 6,-the construction being such that upon each beat-upmovement of the lay 3, the bell crank lever'will be rocked upon itsfulcrum 49 and impart to the crown gear wheel 31, a step-by-stepmovement due to the engagement of the pawl 57 with the teeth of thecrown gear wheel.

It is desirable that during the normal operation of the loom, when nocall for filling replenishment has been made, the crown gear wheel andits actuating mechanism be not under operative influence of the lay asabove described; and to this end, means are provided to normally holdthe bell crank lever in such position that the roll 52 will not beengaged by the cam 53, as the lay beats up, unless a call forreplenishment has been made. As one means to this end, the crown gearwheel 31, in addition to the teeth for engagement by the pawl 57, isprovided with a tooth of' greater depth, or a notch 60, Figs. 4 and 5,which is adapted to be engaged by a toe or projection 61 on a lever 62pivoted at 63 to a lug 64 rising from the bracket 29, substantially asindicated in Fig. 3. Projecting from the lever 62 is a finger or arm 65,Figs. 3, 5 and 6, which is adapted to extend under a hook portion 66projecting from the pawl carrier 56, the construction being such that ifthe lever 62 is given a sufficient lifting movement, thearm 65 willengage the hook 66 and lift the pawl 57 from engagement with the crowngear teeth. Vhen thus disengaged from the crown gear 57 permits thecrown gear under the impulse o f its spring 35, to assume \the positionindicated in Fig. 5 with the stop.k 67 on the crown gear wheel inengagement with the stop 68 on the bracket 29. The end portion 69 of thelever 62 is provided with an incline or abutment 70 corresponding to asimilar incline or abutment 71 on the top portion of the bell cranklever arm 54, the construction being such that when the bell crank leveris swung clockwise by the lay as indicated in Fig. 6, and the lever 62is permitted to drop into the deep notch or recess 60 under the tensionof its actuating spring 72, the incline or abutment- 70 will project infront of the incline or abutment 71 of the bell crank lever, and holdsaid lever with the roll 52 out of the path of the cam 53 on the lay 3.This last position of the parts is that assumed when the loom is undernormal operation, and no call for replenishment has been made. Then acall for filling replenishment is made, however, it is desirable thatthe bell crank be released from the holding lever 62, and that the crowngear wheel 31 may under the action of its spring 35 assume the positionindicated in Fig. 5. To effect this movement of the parts, means areprovided for lifting the lever 62 to carry its projecting tooth 61 outwhich extends beneath a of the depression upon call for filling replenishment, and to cause the arm on the lever 62 to contact withY thehook 66, and lift the pawl 57 from the teeth of the crown gear wheel,whereupon the crown gear wheel being free for rotative move1nent, w1llrotate under the action of its spring 35 lnto the position indicated inFig. 5, with the stops 67, 68 in engagement; and when the lever 62 issubsequently permitted to assume a lowered position as defined by theless shallow teeth in the crown gear wheel, the pawl 57 wili haveengaged the teeth of said wheel, so that upon subsequent operation ofthe bell crank as hereinbefore described, the crown gear wheel 31 willbe turned step-by-step for a predetermined number of picks, until thecams 43 and 48 of the crown gear wheel, acting through the shaft 39,cause ther pin41 to open the jaws and clamps of the feeler threadparter.

To place the parts in operative condition referred to, the link 17 whichforms the connection between the transverse shaft 6 and the feelerthread parter for moving the latter into rear or operative position, ashereinbefore described, is provided with a projecting finger 73constituting a lifter, linger 7l secured to the lever G2, Figs. 2, 3'and G, the construction being such that upon call for fillingreplenishment, the link 17 is raised, Aas described in the Davis patentherein efore mentioned, and the lifter 73 engages and raises the linger74 connected to the lever 62, thereby disengaging the abutments and 71and freeing the bell crank lever so thatI its roll is in position toagain be engaged by the operating cam 53 on the lay 3. This liftingaction of he link 17 and its lifter 73 likewise causes the toe 61 of thelever 62 to rise from the'deep notch' or recess 60 in the 'crown gearand the 'pawl 57 to be iifted from the teeth of said gear,whereupon thesaid crown gear, under the impulse of its spring 35, assumes thestarting position as indicated inFig. '5,with the stops (i7, (i8 inContact.

It may be desirable to guide the lever G2 in its movement, Fig. 8, andto this end there is secured to and projecting upwardly from the bracket29, a guiding member 7 5, against 'which the side of the lever may rest:

The feeler parter closing d- Tice which effects the parting ofthefill'sg at the two closely-adjacent points and camps the endsthereof, may be of any appoved character such as that indicated in' i jDavis patent,

but as shown in the draw4r zgs, it comprises a part 76, Fig. 2, held inposition by a support 77 to engage one or the movable jaws and causethesaid jaws to operate in vthe manner hereirdiefore described.

As previously stated, one of the features of the present invention is toprevent the that the shuttle 8 has an opening 7 8 in the v side thereofwhich is adapted to register with an opening 79 inthe front wall 80 ofthe shuttle-box when the shuttle is in position for the rplenishingoperation. Disposed in suitable relation to the opening 79 is anauxiliary cutter which, upon `call for replenishment, is extendedthrough the openings 78 and 7 9,'and severs or parts the filling betweenthe ends of the shuttle, and preferably near the side delivery eye ofthe shuttle. The auxiliary cutter may be appropriately supported by thelay and disposed in position to enter the slots 78, 79, upon call forlilling replenishmentyand as a preferred construction to this end, theauxiliary cutter comprises the relatively-fixed jaw 81 and therelatively-movable jaw 82. The fixed jaw 81 may be connected to orformed as. part of a slide 83, Figs. 7, 8 and 9, which is itself guidedfor rectilinear movement on a forwardly-extending bracket 8l. Thisrelation of the parts may be secured in a variety of ways, but asindicated in the drawings by the present form ofothe invention, thebracket 84 is shown as secured by suitable bolts 85to the front plate 8Oof the shuttle-box and provided with guideways 86 which are engaged bycorresponding side projecting portions on the slide 83.

Pivotally mounted in the Slide 83 at 87, Fig. 9, is the movable jaw 8:2ofthe ai@ iliary cutter, having a front portion be tween which and anabutment 89 carried by to'close the cutter jaws. Pivoted at 91 to theportion 88 of the movable jaw 82, is one member 92 of a jaw openingdevice, the other member `93 of which comprises a lug or stop secured tothe bracket 84, .and a spring 9i normally acting upon the member 92 thejow opening device, holds the said member in position as indicated inFig. 9, with its edge bearing against the stop 95, the constructionbeing such that when the slide 83 carrying the auxiliary cutter, ismoved toward the lay, or to the left, Fig. 9, the member 92 of the jawopening device meets the coacting member 93 and turns the movable jaw 82about its pivot 87, substantiallvinto the position shown by Fig. andwhen the member 92 of the jaw opening device has passed the other member93, the spring 99 at once acts to close the jaws upon the .fillingthread a` to part or sever the same. The slide 83 has connected thereto,a springT 96, one end of which is connected to the bracket 9i at 97, andthe other end to the slide at 98, Fig. 7` the convcured to' the slide,the construction being struction being suoli that the slide 83 andperforce, the auxiliary cutter jaws, are normally held in front positionand away from the shuttle-box. After the auxiliary cutter jaws haveperformed their cutting action in the manner hereinbefore noted, thespring 96 returns the cutter jaws to initial position at which time themember 92 of the jaw opening device trips by its coacting member93 aswill be readily understood from Fig. 9. 'In order that the slide 83 maybe limited in i s sliding movement, an adjustable stop is provided inthe form of an adjusting screw 99, Figs. 7 and 8, which is tapped into asuitable lug 100, on the slide 83, and is adapted to Contact with a\ web101 on the bracket 84 when the slide is in its front position. Suitablelock nuts 102 serve to hold the adjusting device 99 in its adjustedposition.

Pivoted to the slide 83 at 103, Figs. 7 and 9, is a slide actuator 101having a slot 105 which is engaged. by the end 106 of a positioningdevice or finger 107 secured to a lug 108 carried by an arm 109adjustably secured to the shaft 110 as by means of a set screw 111, Fig.1, the construction being such that as the shaft 100 is turnedclockwise, viewing Fig. 7, the lifter arm 107 will raise theslide-actuator 101into position to engage an actuating stop carried by afixed part of the loom as the lay moves forward. This actuating stop isbest shown in Fig. 7, wherein it is illustratedas comprising a slide 112carried by suitable bearings 113 eX- tending downwardly from a part 11-1carried by an arm 115 which may be lappropriately supported from thestud 116 on which the transferrer 5 'mounted Obviously, these featuresmay be otherwise disposed and supported within the purport of thepresent invention. The Vslide 112 is surrounded by a spring 117, one end1180i which bears against the bracket 113 and the other end of whichengages a pin 119 sesuch that the spring normally acts to move the slide112 rearwardly or in the direction of the lay. By the use of the springand yielding slide 112 for imparting movement to the actuator 101, amore independent timing is secured, niceties of adjustment becomeunnecessary, and the parts readily adapt themselves to the conditions ofuse.

In order that the actuator 101 may be raised into position to engage theslide 112 upon forward movement of the lay following the call forfilling replenishment, the shaft 110 has mounted therein, Fig. 1, a toe120, Fig. 1, adapted to be engaged by the Y downwardly-extending portion121, Fig. 10, of the feeler thread cutter carrier 122, the constructionbeing such that when the feeler `thread cutter is moved into operativeposition toward the lay upon a call for filling facesse replenishment,and the lay moves forward, the -toe 120 will strike thedoWnwardly-projectmg part 121 of the feeler carrier, turn the shaft 110clockwise, Figs. 1 and 7, thereby lifting the actuator 104 into positionto engage the slide 112 as the lav finishes its forward movement.

From the construction thus far described, it will be apparent that uponcall for filling replenishment, the auxiliary cutter will first act uponthe filling near the shuttle delivery eye and part the same, and thefeeler thread parter having been operatively positioned, will,immediately following such action of the auxiliary thread cutter, engageand part the thread at two points closely adjacent each other betweenthe auxiliary thread cutter and the temple thread parter. The feelerthread parter will at once return to its normal position toward thefront of the loom, while still holding the severed ends of the filling,and will continue to thus hold the ends of the filling until the templethread parter has acted, whereupon, after a predetermined number ofpicks or lay movements,

thread parter will be released.

It is desirable that the pieces of filling be not permitted freedom of`movement even after release by the feeler thread parter, and to thisend the present invention contem# plates means for taking hold of theends of the-now dangling pieces of filling and assuming control thereof.

In the form of the invention herein illus` trated, there is mounted on asuitable bracket 123, Figs. 1 and 3, a roller 124, the surface of whichis provided with roughened material 125, such as felt, bristles, or thelike, of a character to hold the pieces of filling. The roll 121 ispreferably rot/'ated by means of a belt 126, passingaroundone endportion of -1 the roll as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3, said belt beingdriven from any suitable source of power. By Fig. 3, it will be seenthat the ends of the pieces of filling a, while still supported by thefeeler thread parter, engage the roll beneath so that when the fillingsare 1 released by the feeler thread parter, they will at once pass intocontrol of the roller 124.

It may be desirable to protect the auxiliary thread cutting mechanismfrom above, and to this end the bracket 84 is conveniently extendedhorizontally as indicated in Figs. 7 and 8, so that the operative partsof the auxiliary thread cutter are beneath the same. Likewise, withrespect to the slide 112, the part 111 is extended rearwardly at 127,but these features are not essential in all-cases. From thecon/struction described, it will be apparent that the pieces of fillingwhich are liable to be carried into the shed and woven into the cloth,in this character of loom, are under positive control at all times afterthe call for filling replenishment; and that the Iplenishinent to parttheffilling and hold the feeler thread partei', as it moves to the frontafter having parted the thread, drags with it the end of the fillingwhich has been. severed from the carrier by the auxiliary threadlpartei', andthat after a plurality of picks or beat-np movements of thelay, the feeler thread partei' while in forward position, releases thepieces of filling which have passed un lei' control of' the roughenedsurface i'oll beneath.

What is claimed is zl. ln a iilling replenishing loom, the combinationof means for parting the filling ad jacent the cloth selvage, means forparting' the filling at the shuttle-box, a feeler pai'tei' for partingand holding the filling between the selvage and shiittle-box andcarrying the ends toward the front of the loom, means for releasing thefilling ends from the feeler parter when at front position, and meansfor taking control of the pieces of filling released by the feelerfilling parter.

In a. filling replenishing loom, the com.- hinatioii of means forparting the filling at a, point between the ends of the shuttle, meansfor parting the filling at the cloth sel- Ivage, a feeler partei' forparting and liolding the 1lling at two adjacent points between saidfirst two parting means, means for moving the feeler partei' toward thefront of the. loom, means for engaging the pieces of filling held by thefeeler partei' at the front of the loom, and mechanism for oausin g the'fecit-,r partei' to release the pieces nf filling to the control of thelast-named means.

3. In a filling replenishing loom, means for parting the filling betweenthe ends of the shuttle, a feelei' partei* for parting and holding thefilling end between the shuttle and cloth salvage, meehanism for movingthe feeler imrier toward :tl-ie `front of the loom while holding the endof thefilling-t-o draw it from the shuttle-box, and means for taking thepiece filling from the feeler partei` when at the front of' the loom.

ll. ln a filling replenisliing loom, a feeler partei' and hinder movablefoward and from the lay fillowing :i call for filling replenishment topari the filling and hold the parted ends and carry them toward thefront of the loom, means for causing the said partei' and holder torelease the ends of' the filling'at the front of' the loom, and meansfor taking the pieces of filling thus released from the pai'ter andkeeping them from being carried into the shed.

5. ln a filling replenishing loom, feeler partei' and holder movabletoward and from the lay following a call for filling reparti-d ends andcarry them toward the front of the loom, means for causing said parterand holder to release the ends of' the filling at the front of the loomafter a predeterlthe shuttle' following a call for fillingreplenishment, a feeler parter and holder, mechanism for causing saidpartei' r and holder to part the filling between the cloth selvage andsaid first named means andl carry the ends of the filling toward thefront of' the loom after the action of said first-named means, and meansfor causing the .feeler parter and holder to release the pieces offilling at the front of the loom after a predetermined number of picks.

7. In a filling replenishing loom, means for parting the filling betweenthe ends of the shuttle 'following the call. forfilling replenishment, afeeler parter and holder, mechanism for causing said parter and holderto part the filling between the cloth selvage and said -first-namedmeans and carry the ends of' the filling toward the front of the loomafter the action of' said firstnamed means, means for causing thefeelei' partei' and holder to release the ieces of filling at the frontof the loom after a predetermined. number of picks, and a gatherer forgathering the pieces of filling released at the front of the loom bythefeeler partei' and holder.

8. In a filling replenishing loom, a feeler filling-partei' and holder,means for advancing the said partei' and holder toward the lay on a callfor filling replenishment and return it to initial position at the frontof the loom after it has parted the filling and clamped the filling end,and means for re.- leasing the filling end from said partei' and holderwhenin initial position after a predetermined number of picks followingfilling replenishment.

E). In a filling replenishing loom, a feeler filling partei' and holder,means for advancing the said partei' and holder toward the lay on a callfor filling replenishment and retui'n it to initial position at thefront of the loom after it has parted the filling and clamped thefilling end, means for releasing the filling end'from said partei' andholder when in initial position after a predetermined number of' picksfollowing filling replenishment, and means for gathering and holding thepieces of filling released by the partei' and holder.

l0. ln a filling replenishing loom, the combination of a feeler fillingpartei` and holder, means for advancing the partei' and holder towardthe lay on call for filling replenishment and returning it to initialpositiomat the front of `the loom after it has parted and clamped theend of the filling, andA means put into action on call llO for fillingreplenishment to open the holder and parter when in its initial positionafter a plurality of picks following replenishment.

1l. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of a feeler fillingparter and holder, means for advancing the parter and holder toward thelay on call for filling replenishment and returning it to initialposition at the front of the loom after it has parted and clamped theend of the filling, and means actuated step-by-step by the lay and putinto action on call for filling replenishment to open the holder andparter when in its initial position after a plurality of picks followingreplenishment.

12. In a. filling replenishment loom, the combination of a feelerfilling parter and holder, means for advancing the parter and holdertoward the lay on call for filling replenishment and return it toinitial position at the front of the loom after it has parted thefilling: and clamped the end thereof, an auxiliary parter to part thefilling between the ends of the shuttle, and means for actuating theauxiliary parter prior to the return of the feeler partenand holder toinitial position that the piece of filling held by the feeler parter andholder may be drawn from the shuttle-box.

13.111 a filling replenishing loom, the combination of a feeler fillingparter and holder, means for advancing the parter and holder toward thelay on call for filling replenishment and return it to initial positionat the front of the loom after it has parted the filling and clamped theend thereof, an auxiliary parter to part the filling between the ends ofthe shuttle, means positioned by the advance of the feeler parter andholder for actuating the auxiliary parter prior to the return of thefeeler parter and holder to initial position that the piece of fillingheld by the feeler parter and holder may be drawn from the shuttle-box.and means for opening the jaws of the feeler parter and holder when ininitial positionl to release the withdrawn piece of filling.

1l. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of a feeler fillingparter and holder, means for advancing the parter and holder toward thelay on call for filling replenishlnent and return it to initial positionat the front of the loom after it has parted the filling and clamped theend thereof, an auxiliary parter to part the filling between the ends ofthe shuttle, means positioned by the advance of the feeler parter andholder for actuating the auxiliary parter prior to the return of thefeeler parter and holder to initial position that the piece of fillingheld ly the feeler parter and holder may be drawn from the shuttle-box,and means for removing the pieces of filling away from the. weavingelements as they are released by the parter and holder.

15. In a filling replenishing loom, a temple thread parter, an auxiliarythread parter, a feeier thread parter and holder between the temple andauxiliary thread parters, means or advancing the feeler parter andholder toward the lay on call for filling replenishment and moving it toinitial position at the front of the loom after it has parted andclamped the filling to Withdraw the piece of filling parted by theauxiliary thread parter and position the other portion of the fillingfor the action of the temple thread parter, and means for opening thefeeler parter and holder when in initial position after a predeterminednumber of picks to release the pieces of fillmg.

16. In a filling replenishing loom, a telnple thread parter, anauxiliary thread parter, a feeler thread parter and holder between thetemple and auxiliary thread parters, means for advancing the feelerparter and holder toward the lay on call for filling replenishment andmoving it to initial position at the front of' the loom after it hasparted and clamped the filling to withdraw the piece of filling partedby the auxiliary thread parter and position the other portion of thefilling for the action:`

of the temple thread parter, means for openthe feeler parter and holderwhen in initial position after a predetermined number of picks torelease the pieces of filling, and a filling piece gatherer forgathering the pieces of filling released by the said parter and holder.

17. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of a feeler parterand holder, means for advancing the same toward the lay on call forlling replenishment and returning` it to initial'position at the frontof the loom after it has parted and clamped the filling, a finger, andmeans for imparting to the finger movements in two directions for actingupon the parter and holder when in initial position to release thefilling held by it.

18. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of a feeler parterand holder, means for advancing the same toward the lay on call forfilling replenishment and returning it to initial position at the frontof the loom after it has parted and clamped the filling, a finger, agear having cam portions for moving the finger to open the said parterand holder when in initial position and release the filling held by it,and means for actuating the gear.

19. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of. a feeler partei'and holder, means for adiancing the same toward the lay on call forfilling replenishment and returning it to initial position at the frontof the loom after it has parted and clamped the filling, a finger, ashaft having a rocking and 'longitudinal movement and carrying saidfinger, and means for moving the said shaft` to cause the finger to openthe parter and holder when in initial position.

20. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of a feeler fillingpartei' and holder, means for advancing the partei' and holder towardthe lay on call for filling replenishment and returning it to initialposi tion at the front of the loom after it has parted the fillingand'clamped the ends, a normally inoperative finger for opening theparter and holder when in initial position7 and means put into action oncall for filling replenishment to operate the fingerv after apredetermined number of picks and cause it to open the partei' andholder and release the filling.

21. In a filling reple .ishing loom, a feeler filling parter and aparter opening device comprising a toothed Wheel, a shaft carry ing afinger adapted to be moved in two directions by said toothed wheel,means for holding said toothed wheel inoperative until a call forfilling replenishment and for then releasing it, and means for thenacting on the toothed` wheel to rotate it and cause movement of saidfinger.

22. yIn a filling replenishing loom, a feeler filling parter and holdercomprising a pair of movable jaws, and a pair of relatively fixed jawshaving diverging portions to cooperate with the movable jaws.

23. In a filling replenishing loom, a feeler filling parter and holdercomprising a pair of movable jaws, and a pair of diverging and laterallyielding fixed jaws.

24. In a filling replenisliing loom, a feeler filling parter and holder,comprising a pair of fixed jaws and a pair of movable jaws, said fixedjaws having edge portions diverging toward the ends thereof and movabletoward each other as the jaws of` theparter.

positioned by the feeler filling parter for actuating the auxiliarythread parter.

27. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay andshuttle-box, a slide carried by the lay, an auxiliary thread partermounted on the slide to enter the shuttlelbox to part the filling, and aslide actuator operatively positioned on call for filling replenishment.

28. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay andshuttle boxes, an auxiliary thread partei' mounted on the lay in frontof the shuttle-box, and means operative on call for fillingreplenishment for actuating said auxiliary thread parter.

In a filling replenisliing loom, the combination of the lay having ashuttle-box, an auxiliary thread parter carried by the lay to enter theshuttle-box and part the filling, an actuator for said parter, and meansfor op: f'ative'f'.' positioning the actuator provii' the shuttle isproperly boxed.

3U. In a filling replenishing loom, .the combination of the lay having ashuttle-box,

an auxiliary thread parter carried by the lay to enter' the shuttle-boxand part the filling,

an actuator for said partei', and means including a shuttle feeler foroperatively positioning the 'actuator provided the shuttle is properlyboxed.

3l.. In a filling i'eplenishing loom, the combination of the lay havinga shuttle-box, a feele thread parter and holder, means for moving saidpartei' and holder toward the lay to part and hold the filling on callfor replenishment and then to return to initial position, and means foropening the holder when in initial position at the front of the loom torelease the pieces of filling.

32. In a filling i'eplenisliing loom, the combination of the lay havinga shuttle-box, an auxiliary thread pai'ter carried by the lay toA entei'the ,shuttle-box and part the filling, an actuator for the auxiliarythread partei', a shuttle feeler to operatively position said actuatorwhen the shuttle is properly boxed following a call for fillingreplenishment, and yielding means for operating the actuator whenoperatively positioned.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this'specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY A. DAVIS. lVitnesses:

ALI'RED iinrroen, DANA OsGeoD.

